Ichnofossils, algae, or something else? Part 1

[Paleome]

I need your opinions, please.  Burrows, I think.

 

  

[Rockwood]

Maybe has an algae look ?

[abyssunder]

Sponges ?

[Paleome]

More on the way. No room for ruler, but each circular shot about 9mm+ wide.

 

 

 

 

[Paleome]

More, each circular shot about 9mm+ wide.These are really hard to do.  I'm using a tablet camera hooked up to stereoscope through single eyepiece.  Looks much better under scope, of course.  Better camera?

 

[Paleome]

More, without scope.  I will have to put some of these under the scope, next reply.

 

 

 

[Paleome]

Last set, and more, under the scope.  About 9mm+wide, each circular shot.  

  

 

 

[Paleome]

One more, a couple of views, under scope.

  

[Paleome]

All of the above are textured.  Some look ropey (with interior s-curves), some look helical (interior rings moving forward, somewhat overlapping), and some look kind of braided. These are just the better examples of many.  That's all for today!  More and different tomorrow under part 2. 

Would a regular scope camera do better? Would be willing to do these over with a better camera.

[Paleome]

BTW, I don't have a better camera right now.

[Paleome]

Just wanted to add several more pics to this category.

  

  

  

  

[Fossildude19]

Most of these look like possible trace fossils, but I don't see any identifying characteristics to say anything more than that.  

[Paleome]

More...  Yes, I would agree.  But ichnofossils are as much of the story as fossils.  I read somewhere that wheeler has  never been studied ichnologically.  No real references in the literature.  But, be patient, there is a method to my madness.  Need to show you what I've found, then we can discuss what's been studied elsewhere from the same time period, or slightly before and after.  Really fascinacting and to some degree, somewhat controversial.

[Paleome]

Last one for this category. On to the next post, part 2.